I am not gay-Nollywood actor

Nollywood actor, Benson Okonkwo has reacted to persistent insinuations that he’s gay, stating clearly that he doesn’t find rumours funny as they do not portray his person.

Speaking recently in an interview with the Punch, the fast rising actor insisted that his lifestyle is different from the gay roles he plays in movies.

He pleaded that people should understand that he’s only acting and the roles have nothing to do with his personality. ‘I get embarrassed when people mistake the part I play in movies for reality and call me a gay,’ he said.

According to Okonkwo, who hinted of a steady relationship: ‘What my critics don’t know is that I have a steady girlfriend. But I won’t talk about her. I don’t like to talk about my private life,’ he added….